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4 steps to become green P a trick Pulvermueller Managing Director, Host Europe Host Europe in figures 10 years of experience in the hosting industry, private equity funded Two major markets: Germany and UK Second largest web hosting company in the UK
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4 steps to become green Patrick Pulvermueller Managing Director, Host Europe
Host Europe in figures • 10 years of experience in the hosting industry, private equity funded • Two major markets: Germany and UK • Second largest web hosting company in the UK • Third largest web hosting company in Germany • Host Europe Germany • More than 7,000 high ARPU servers under management • More than 19,000 virtual machines (>85% based on Parallels Virtuozzo Containers) • Responsible for the group wide “green initiative” Parallels Summit 2008
Host Europe’s green initiative • Active participation in work-groups and consortiums • Active membership in the Green Grid and Climatesavers • Work group efficient data center from eco in Germany • Use an energy efficient data center • Efficient is a PUE below 1.6 (less than 1.4 is possible!) • Use energy efficient servers • Look for low voltage, multi-core CPUs • Watch the power supply! • Become a virtualization addict • Use container technology whenever possible, best efficiency footprint • Buy carbon neutral electricity Parallels Summit 2008